Twine-holder.



J. STANGE. v

TWINE HOLDER, APPLICATION nun APB.B, 1910.

988,222. Patented Mar.28, 1911.

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SA S FATNT TWINE-HOLDER.

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Holders, of which tlie following is a specification.

This invention relates to a cord holding device for grain binders of theMcCormick type, the object of the invention being to provide a simpleand effective means for preventing the cord from slipping into theoffset of the slotted opening provided in the breast plate for theknotter frame before the knot is fully tied and the cord severed by theknife.

lVith the above, and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription progresses, the invention resides in the novel constructionand combination of parts here inafter fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of the breastplatefor the knotting frame of an ordinary McCormick grain binder. Fig.2 is a side elevation of the knife and cord holder of an ordinaryMcCormick binder. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the plate employed withmy im provement.

The revoluble knife 1 comprises a central circular plate 2, the upturnedblades 3 being arranged at opposite sides thereof and having oppositelydisposed cutting edges. The knife, as usual, is attached to the lowerside of the cord holder 4 of a McCormick binder, as described in LettersPatent of the United States, #dtQfi, and revolves therewith. The knifehead is secured for rotation upon a suitable shaft 5. The breast plate 6is also of the usual construct-ion provided by the said McCormick binderand has the elongated slot 7 provided with the offset curved portion 8which forms the shoulder 9 between the slots 7 and 8. The numeral 10designates the finger which holds the cord in position to be caught bythe knotted bill, which in this instance is not illustrated. In theordinary construction of these parts and especially after the parts havebecome a little worn, the cord frequently slips from around the finger 7and the shoulder 9, thus losing many bundles or causing the same to fallwithout being properly tied.

It is the object of the present invention to obviate this fault and toovercome the de- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed April 8, 1910.

Patented Mar. 28, 1911.

Serial No. 554,308.

ficiency I have provided the body of the breast plate 6 with asubstantially L-shaped catch member 11. This catch member is pivoted tothe plate as at 12 and has one of its offset arms provided with a finger13, the same being adapted to lie directly over the shoulder 9 and toextend directly above the slots 7 and 8 as illustrated in Fig. 1 of thedrawings. The opposite arm 14 of the member 11 is adapted to becontacted by diametrically opposite oifset members 15 provided upon aplate 16, which is secured to the under face of the knife 2 through themedium of suitable removable screws 17 The offsets 15 are adapted to liedirectly forward of the knife blades 3, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1and the said offsets are adapted to contact with the member 14 of thecatch 11, before the knife blades 3 sever the cord.

The numeral 18 designates a flattened spring which has one of its endsconnected with the side of the breast plate as at 19, and its oppositeend contacting with the off set arm 14 of the catch 11. The spring isadapted to exert pressure upon the said arm 14 so as to force the lip 13of the catch 11 in one direction and this movement is limited throughthe medium of a stop member 20.

From the above description, taken in con nection with the accompanyingdrawings, it will be noted that the cord cannot pass into the slot 8without first contacting the finger 13 of the catch 11, and it will befurther noted that by positioning the knives 3 to the rear of theoffsets 15 the binding cord cannot be prematurely caught by the knife,and the operation of the machine in the formation, binding and tying ofthe gavels is rendered certain.

The operation of the binding, knotting and cutting mechanism is wellunderstood by those skilled in the construction and operation of theMcCormick grain binder and is hence not stated here, and only so much ofthe mechanism of the McCormick binder has been illustrated as is neededto illustrate the operation of my improvement in co-action therewith.

Having thus fully described the invention, what I claim as new is Thecombination with a breast plate of a knotter frame having a slotprovided with an offset portion, of an L-shaped catch member pivotallyconnected with the breast plate and having one of its arms provided withan offset adagted to normally partially close the opening of the breastplate at the ofiset thereof, the breast plate being P1()Vll0(l with aprojection uda ited to limit the movement of the L-shaped member in onedirection, a spring secured to the breast plate and adapted to-contactwith he straight arm of the iL-shaped member to force the opposite armagainst the stop of the breast plate a rotary cord holder a knife membersecured to the under face of the cord holder, said knife membercomprising a disk having oppositely disposed upx'vardl" extendingcutting portions, a second disk secured to the knife ineniber saidsecond disk being provided with oppositely arranged arms arrangedforward of the cutting members of the knife and the straight arm of theL ieped member being positioned Within the the arms of the said seconddisk so as to be contacted thereby when the disk rotates thus rockingthe said i. shaped member against action of the spring.

in testimony whereof it ailix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOHN STANGF.

ll itnesses:

FLonnNoI; Gimme, Flinn dhrrkms.

Co ies of this atent mzv be obtained for five cents each 12 eddressinthe Commissioner of latents,

Y Washington, C.

